President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen gives a news conference next to Senegal's President Macky Sall, European Council President Charles Michel, France's President Emmanuel Macron and African Union Commission Chairperson Mahamat Moussa Faki on the second day of a European Union (EU) African Union (AU) summit at The European Council Building in Brussels, Belgium on February 18, 2022. - Reuters
BRUSSEL, Feb 19 (AFP): The EU challenged China at the World Trade Organisation on Friday (Feb 18) by accusing Beijing of preventing European tech companies from using foreign courts to defend their patents, opening a new chapter in their trade feud.
EU-China ties have become increasingly fractious and the latest salvo comes just weeks after Brussels opened a separate case at the WTO over accusations that Beijing was illegally punishing EU member state Lithuania over its stance on Taiwan.
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